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Boys Don't Cry: Women's Studies in Religion Colloquia Film Series
| What | Students Pacific School of Religion Staff/Trustees Franciscan School of Theology Conferences Center for the Arts, Religion, and Education Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology Lectures and Seminars Center for the Study of Religion and Culture Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary General Public American Baptist Seminary of the West GTU Special Events Faculty Starr King School for the Ministry Women's Studies in Religion San Francisco Theological Seminary Church Divinity School of the Pacific Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley |
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11-18-2008 06:00 PM
11-18-2008 08:00 PM
11-18-2008 from 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm |
| Where | Fireside Room, Starr King School for the Ministry, 2441 Le Conte Ave, Berkeley, 94709 |
| Contact Email | wsr@ses.gtu.edu |
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Oscar winning film, Boys Don't Cry, is directed by Kimberly Peirce. It is the story of the life of Brandon Teena, a transgendered teen who preferred life in a male identity until it was discovered he was born biologically female.
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Based on actual events. Brandon Teena is the popular new guy in a tiny Nebraska town. He hangs out with the guys, drinking, cussing, and bumper surfing, and he charms the young women, who've never met a more sensitive and considerate young man. Life is good for Brandon, now that he's one of the guys and dating hometown beauty Lana. However, he's forgotten to mention one important detail. It's not that he's wanted in another town for GTA and other assorted crimes, but that Brandon Teena was actually born a woman named Teena Brandon. When his best friends make this discovery, Brandon's life is ripped apart.
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